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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-5-5. When waste enjoined.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-5-5. When waste enjoined.

Equity will not interfere by injunction to restrain waste when the petitioner’s title is not clear. Such relief shall be granted only when the title is free from dispute.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 4917; Civil Code 1910, § 5494; Code 1933, § 55-105.

## History of Section.

The language of this Code section is derived in part from the decision in Neth-ery v. Payne, 71 Ga. 374 (1883).